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EC Finds Hungary Ad Tax In Breach Of EU Rules
- 7 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission said it found that a Hungarian tax on advertising is incompatible with European Union rules and ordered the country to recover taxes from companies that enjoyed an unfair advantage. The EC said the tax is in breach of EU state aid rules because its progressive tax rates grant selective advantage to certain companies.
Official: EU Countries Look To Paks 2 With Interest
- 2 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
European Union countries are following Hungary’s Paks 2 nuclear upgrade project with interest, said Attila Aszódi, the government commissioner in charge of the project, on the sidelines of an energy conference in Prague on Monday. Most countries operate electricity systems using big fossil-fuelled power stations built in the 1970s-1980s, Aszódi told journalists.
PM Orbán Threatens To Sue EU
- 31 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on last week’s European Union summit, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said a stalemate had emerged because the European Union’s migrant quota proposal was still on the table. “We are constantly vetoing it.” In order to resolve this situation, the Slovak EU presidency must be ready with a proposal by December, Orbán said in an interview to public radio.
Mayors Urged To Challenge Juncker Over Migrant Quotas
- 31 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The head of the Association of County Seats (MJVSZ) has urged Hungarian mayors to turn directly to the president of the European Commission over the European Union’s migrant quota scheme.
Kodály's The Spinning Room – New Production At Budapest Opera, 23 October
- 22 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
“A people can best be known through their folk songs,” claimed Zoltán Kodály, one of the crucial proponents of Hungarian music, whose main ambition as a composer, collector of folk songs and music teacher was to inculcate a love for Hungarian folk song and to cultivate a knowledgeable audience.
Demonstration Held Against Népszabadság Closure In Brussels
- 20 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was held in protest of the suspension of Hungarian daily Népszabadság’s publication in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday. Speakers at the protest said that the paper’s closure had “seriously hurt” the freedom of the Hungarian press.
Lázár To Propose Tighter Rules On Spending Public Funds
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Government office chief János Lázár on Tuesday said he would propose tightening the rules on spending public funds. The stricter rules will aim to make the evaluation of public tenders more transparent, Lázár told a weekly government press briefing.
Hungary Could Call Tenders For All 2014- 2020 EU Funding By Spring
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s government could call tenders for all European Union funding available for the 2014-2020 funding cycle by next spring, even earlier than expected, Nándor Csepreghy, state secretary at the prime minister’s office, said in an interview published in daily Magyar Idők.
Gulyás: Media Market Still Favours Opposition
- 17 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Gergely Gulyás, the ruling Fidesz party’s deputy leader, insisted that in the wake of the daily Népszabadság’s closure there would be a balanced market of two papers seen as opposition sympathisers and two which are pro-government, and there was good reason to believe that the former had a larger distribution.
EC Finds Hungary Ad Tax In Breach Of EU Rules
- 7 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission said it found that a Hungarian tax on advertising is incompatible with European Union rules and ordered the country to recover taxes from companies that enjoyed an unfair advantage. The EC said the tax is in breach of EU state aid rules because its progressive tax rates grant selective advantage to certain companies.
Official: EU Countries Look To Paks 2 With Interest
- 2 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
European Union countries are following Hungary’s Paks 2 nuclear upgrade project with interest, said Attila Aszódi, the government commissioner in charge of the project, on the sidelines of an energy conference in Prague on Monday. Most countries operate electricity systems using big fossil-fuelled power stations built in the 1970s-1980s, Aszódi told journalists.
PM Orbán Threatens To Sue EU
- 31 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on last week’s European Union summit, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said a stalemate had emerged because the European Union’s migrant quota proposal was still on the table. “We are constantly vetoing it.” In order to resolve this situation, the Slovak EU presidency must be ready with a proposal by December, Orbán said in an interview to public radio.
Mayors Urged To Challenge Juncker Over Migrant Quotas
- 31 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The head of the Association of County Seats (MJVSZ) has urged Hungarian mayors to turn directly to the president of the European Commission over the European Union’s migrant quota scheme.
Kodály's The Spinning Room – New Production At Budapest Opera, 23 October
- 22 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
“A people can best be known through their folk songs,” claimed Zoltán Kodály, one of the crucial proponents of Hungarian music, whose main ambition as a composer, collector of folk songs and music teacher was to inculcate a love for Hungarian folk song and to cultivate a knowledgeable audience.
Demonstration Held Against Népszabadság Closure In Brussels
- 20 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was held in protest of the suspension of Hungarian daily Népszabadság’s publication in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday. Speakers at the protest said that the paper’s closure had “seriously hurt” the freedom of the Hungarian press.
Lázár To Propose Tighter Rules On Spending Public Funds
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Government office chief János Lázár on Tuesday said he would propose tightening the rules on spending public funds. The stricter rules will aim to make the evaluation of public tenders more transparent, Lázár told a weekly government press briefing.
Hungary Could Call Tenders For All 2014- 2020 EU Funding By Spring
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s government could call tenders for all European Union funding available for the 2014-2020 funding cycle by next spring, even earlier than expected, Nándor Csepreghy, state secretary at the prime minister’s office, said in an interview published in daily Magyar Idők.
Gulyás: Media Market Still Favours Opposition
- 17 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Gergely Gulyás, the ruling Fidesz party’s deputy leader, insisted that in the wake of the daily Népszabadság’s closure there would be a balanced market of two papers seen as opposition sympathisers and two which are pro-government, and there was good reason to believe that the former had a larger distribution.